Ticonderoga High School - Carillon Yearbook (Ticonderoga, NY)

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(Elass IJropljecg The year was 1969. A new group of people had been selected by the Peace Corps to venture into the darkest jungles of Africa. Flying for the first time, these daring souls put their invaluable lives in the capable hands of the pilot, Jan Good, and the co-pilot. Bob Osier. The stewardesses, Kathy Martens, Irene Treadway, and Carol Bush busily handed out air-sick pills. Somehow the navigator. Chuck Whitcomb, mischarted the course and the plane landed in Hawaii. Four girl passengers, Norma Vannier, Linda Spring, Esther Blanchard, and Ruth Moore enjoyed Hawaii and decided to stay and give ukulele lessons. They obligingly gave us a sample of their work. After seeing their performance, Don Gregory and Tom McKeown informed us that they would remain on the island. We were told that Judy Abare and Don Cook were now operating a very fashionable restaurant. After tasting their delicious cuisine, we continued our trip to Africa. Upon arriving we were warmly greeted by the well known jungle explorer, Butch Denno. He had several of his associates with him. Among them were Joan O'Dell, Vince Scuderi, Bernice Hopkins, and Bill Bain. Also Leon Catlin, the noted doctor accompanied them. The Corps' first assignment was to aid the sick. Doctors Chuck DeLorme and Jim Zambardino began wiping out disease. Sara Aunchman and Lynda Tobin, the chief nurses, were faithfully at their sides. Meanwhile, out in the street, we could hear music. Don Wolcott, a snake charmer, was charming snakes. He was accompanied by Dannae Spring on the drums and Alan Trombley on the clarinet. This trip had to break up when Ann Ryan came tearing through the street leading a herd of elephants. While all this was going on, Craig Lonergan, Steve Smith and Russell Hurlburt were intently drawing up plans for a dam soon to be built by Leon McKeown and his crew, John Armstrong, John Porter, and Dick Varmette. Dean Cook and his men, John Goodrow, Ray Thatcher, and Herb Backus had been laboring on the roads. In the evening, Sylvia Smith, Jane Shaw and Pat Vradenburg prepared an exotic meal. During the meal Pat Viglotti, Eileen Bourgeous, and Nancy Ferguson displayed the beautiful headdresses that were given to them by the chiefs of the tribes. Then Stephanie Abbott gave an interesting lecture on the dangerous insects of the jungle. The highlight of the evening occurred when some expert dancers, Dorothy Forbes, Sharon Fleming, and Diane Brown performed for us. They were accompanied by Carol Chupak singing Mack the Knife. All credit was due to their choreographer, Sanford Morehouse. After singing Good Night Ladies, led by Kent Nichols, the group broke up. Bright and early the next morning we were awakened by Pat Shults' fabulous imitations of jungle birds. While Gloria Mattison and Sharon Martin straightened the huts, Carol Martin repaired the thatched roof. It seems that Dick Drinkwine was pretty upset after waking up in a bed of water. Sue Bright and Shirley Arthur, brilliant mathematicians, estimated that we would need at least three hundred pounds of rubber for the tires of the jeeps. So Francis McCarthy and Dick Liddell were immediately instructed to start tapping the rubber trees. They employed the aid of two strong men, Bob Bartlett and Jerry Charboneau. As these stalwart men were going about their duties, they could see Barbara Goodroe training some monkeys under the big shade trees. Dick Harris was setting up his camera equipment and preparing to take pictures to send home. Out of the clear blue sky, like an angel from heaven, appeared Sharon Geiser and Carol Stanley, carrying trays of liquid refreshment for the weary workers. So goes the everyday work of the Peace Corps. We wish them all the luck in the world and continued success in their efforts towards world peace. 20